INEFFECTIVE REDACTION IN DISCLOSED DOCUMENTS: A WARNING TO ALL LITIGATORS (AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES…)

Sometimes documents can be redacted.  The judgment of Mr Justice Pepperall in London Borough of Lambeth v AM (Judgment No. 2) [2021] EWHC 186 (QB) shows that great care must be taken in "redacted" documents provided electronically.

THE CASE The judge was considering an injunction to prevent the def...